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Definition: Attributable |
AttributableAdjective1. Capable of being attributed; "the collapse of the movement was attributable to a lack of morale"; "an idea attributable to a Russian". Source: WordNet 1.7.1 Copyright © 2001 by Princeton University. All rights reserved. |
Date "attributable" was first used in popular English literature: sometime before 1637. (references) |
| Antonym: unattributable (adj). (additional references) |
| Context | Synonyms within Context (source: adapted from Roget's Thesaurus). |
Attribution | Adjective: attributed; Verb: attributable; Verb: referable to, referrible to, due to, derivable from; owing to; (effect); putative; ecbatic. |
| Source: adapted from Roget's Thesaurus. | |
| Domain | Usage | |
Screenplays | It can only be attributable to human error. (2001: A Space Odyssey; writing credit: Stanley Kubrick; Arthur C. Clarke) | |
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| Thumbnail | Description & Credit |  | Diseases like obesity and high blood pressure may be directly attributable to the "affluent society." / WHO p. Credit: National Library of Medicine; photo by M. Jacot.. |
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| Author | Date | Quotation |
Treaty of Versailles | 1919 | To this end the German insurance company will hand over to the Allied or Associated Government concerned the proportion of its assets attributable to the policies so cancelled and will be relieved from all liability in respect of such policies. (reference) |
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| Subject | Topic | Quote |
Health | It is estimated that nearly one-fifth of deaths from heart disease are attributable to smoking. (references) | |
Economically, an estimated $80 billion of total U.S. health care costs each year is attributable to smoking. (references) | ||
As far as we know, Down syndrome is not attributable to any behavioral activity of the parents or environmental factors. (references) | ||
Business | Growth in this market, as well as in the sandwich and home-delivery sectors, may be attributable to a combination of several factors. (references) | |
Some of the poor results were attributable to the additional burden on enterprises of the introduction of a value added tax as well as a shortage of operating funds. (references) | ||
Imports through traditional channels account for $2 million, whereas the other $6 million are attributable to individual purchases by golfers abroad, contraband, and purchases over the Internet. (references) | ||
Children | El Salvador | Many disabilities are directly attributable to the civil war. (references) |
Cote d'Ivoire | The Minister of National Education stated that almost one-third of the primary and secondary school dropout rate of 66 percent was attributable to pregnancies, and that many of the sexual partners of female students were teachers, to whom girls sometimes granted sexual favors in return for good grades or money. (references) | |
Civil Liberties | Russia | Discriminatory practices at the local level are attributable to the relatively greater susceptibility of local governments to lobbying by majority religions, as well as to discriminatory attitudes that are widely held in society. (references) |
Economic History | Mexico | Over 90 percent of the growth are attributable to the electronic maquiladora industry. (references) |
Turkey | Water pollution is attributable largely to years of uncontrolled commercial and residential dumping. (references) | |
Liberia | The government has a poor human rights record, with most abuses attributable to the security forces. (references) | |
Human Rights | Bolivia | At least three of these deaths were not plausibly attributable to the security forces. (references) |
Rwanda | Unlike in previous years, there were no deaths attributable to abuse, and there were no reports of prison officials dismissed for corruption. (references) | |
Russia | In addition to casualties attributable to indiscriminate use of force by the federal armed forces, individual federal servicemen or units reportedly committed many abuses. (references) | |
Political Economy | TURKEY | However, weaknesses in the financial sector, attributable in part to years of politically directed lending at state-owned banks, erupted in a financial crisis in November 2000. (references) |
UNITED ARAB EMIRATES | In 1994, the UAE budget deficit as a percentage of GDP was 7.9 percent; in 1998 that figure grew to 16.6 percent, largely attributable to a 34 percent drop in oil revenues that year. (references) | |
Tanzania | The two sovereign states united in 1964. Tanganyika has had a history of peace and stability since independence, attributable to the cohesion of its more than 100 separate tribes and two major religious groupings (Muslim and Christian). (references) | |
Political Rights | Mozambique | The 6-week campaign period was marked by some sporadic violence attributable to both FRELIMO and RENAMO-UE supporters, although at significantly reduced levels compared to the 1994 elections. (references) |
South Africa | There was an improved level of overall tolerance during the campaigning and voting period compared with the 1994 elections, attributable to IFP-ANC talks, as well as an increased police presence. (references) | |
Trade | Moldova | Additionally, importers must pay a 0.25 percent tax for customs procedures which may not exceed 900 euros for all the items attributable to each nine-digit harmonized system code. (references) |
Women | Morocco | The 4.8 percent increase in primary school attendance this school year is attributable largely to the increased numbers of girls attending school. (references) |
Iceland | A 12 percent difference in pay may be attributable to the fact that men work on average 4.2 more hours per week than women, but the rest of the gap is unexplained. (references) | |
Worker Rights | Portugal | There were 10 killings of trafficked workers during the year, plus other deaths possibly attributable to the trafficked status of the victims. (references) |
Source: compiled by the editor from ICON Group International, Inc.; see credits. | ||
| "Attributable" is generally used as an adjective (general or positive) -- approximately 100.00% of the time. "Attributable" is used about 585 times out of a sample of 100 million words spoken or written in English. Its rank is based on over 700,000 words used in the English language. Some parts-of-speech are not covered due to the samples used by the British National Corpus. (note: percents less than one-hundredth of one percent have been omitted) |
| Parts of Speech | Percent | Usage per 100 Million Words | Rank in English |
| Adjective (general or positive) | 100% | 585 | 10,828 |
Source: compiled by the editor from several corpora; see credits.
Expressions using "attributable": be attributable to ♦ indirectly attributable cost. Additional references. | |
| Hypenated Usage | |
Ending with "attributable": non-attributable. | |
| Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits. | |
| The following statistics estimate the number of searches per day across the major English-language search engines as identified by various trade publications. Hyperlinks lead to commercial use of the expression at Amazon.com. |
| Expression | Frequency per Day |
attributable | 2 |
| Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits. | |
| Language | Translations for "attributable"; alternative meanings/domain in parentheses. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Chinese | 可'属. (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Danish | ankostning forbundet med arbejdsbetingelser (cost attributable to conditions of employment), a conto avance på langfristede kontrakter (attributable profit on long-term contracts), værdi,der må tillægges kapitalinteressen (value attributable to the(participating)interest), tilsynekomsten af en top i spektret kan tilskrives sekundaer roentgenstraaling (the appearance of a peak in the spectrum is attributable to secondary X-radiation), radiotoxitet er den giftighed, som kan tilskrives den ioniserende straaling fra et inkorporeret radioaktivt stof (radiotoxicity: the toxicity attributable to ionizing radiation emitted by an incorporated radioactive element), radiotoxicitet er den giftighed, som skyldes den ioniserende straaling fra et inkorporeret radioaktivt stof (radiotoxicity : the toxicity attributable to ionizing radiation emitted by an incorporated radioactive element), omkostning der kan henføres indirekte (indirectly attributable cost), omkostning der kan henføres direkte (directly attributable cost). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Dutch | attributieve proportie (attributable fraction), attributief risicopercentage bij de geëxponeerden (pertentual attributable risk among the exposed), attributief risicopercentage (percentual attributable risk), attributief risico (attributable risk, attributable risk among the exposed), aan de deelneming toe te kennen waarde;aan het belang toe te kennen waarde (value attributable to the(participating)interest), radiotoxiciteit is de toxiciteit toe te schrijven aan ioniserende straling van het opgenomen radioactieve element (radiotoxicity : the toxicity attributable to ionizing radiation emitted by an incorporated radioactive element, radiotoxicity: the toxicity attributable to ionizing radiation emitted by an incorporated radioactive element), populatie-attributieve proportie (Levin's attributable risk), populatie-attributieve fractie (attributable fraction of the population), populatie-attributief risicopercentage (percentual attributable risk in the population, population attributable risk, population attributable risk percent), populatie-attributief risico (attributable risk in the population), kosten voortvloeiend uit de plaatselijke arbeidsvoorwaarden (cost attributable to conditions of employment), indirect toerekenbare kosten (indirectly attributable cost), het optreden van een piek in het spectrum moet worden toegeschreven aan secundaire rontgenstraling (the appearance of a peak in the spectrum is attributable to secondary X-radiation), direct toerekenbare kosten (directly attributable cost). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Finnish | osatuloutukset (attributable profit on long-term contracts, profit recognised on contracts in progress to be subdivided by contracts). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
French | nombre attribuable (attributable number), coût différentiel directement imputable (directly attributable incremental cost), coût directement imputable (directly attributable cost), coût indirectement imputable (indirectly attributable cost), fraction attribuable (attributable fraction), fraction attribuable dans la population (attributable fraction of the population), la radiotoxicité est la toxicité due aux radiations ionisantes émises par l'élément radioactif incorporé (radiotoxicity: the toxicity attributable to ionizing radiation emitted by an incorporated radioactive element), coût attribuable aux conditions d'emploi (cost attributable to conditions of employment), l'apparition d'une crête dans un spectre doit être attribuée un rayonnement X secondaire (the appearance of a peak in the spectrum is attributable to secondary X-radiation), valeur attribuable la participation (value attributable to the(participating)interest), produits nets partiels sur opérations long terme (attributable profit on long-term contracts), risque attribuable (attributable risk), risque attribuable chez les exposés (attributable risk among the exposed), risque attribuable dans la population (attributable risk in the population, population attributable risk), risque attribuable pour cent (percentual attributable risk), risque attribuable pour cent chez les exposés (pertentual attributable risk among the exposed), risque attribuable pour cent dans la population (percentual attributable risk in the population, population attributable risk percent), la radiotoxicité est la toxicité due aux rayonnements ionisants émis par l'élément radioactif incorporé (radiotoxicity : the toxicity attributable to ionizing radiation emitted by an incorporated radioactive element). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
German | zuzuschreiben (imputable). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Greek | αποδοτέοσ (assignable, imrutable, referable, referrable, renderable). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Hungarian | tulajdonítható (imputable). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Indonesian | akibat dari. (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Italian | attribuibile (ascribable). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Korean | 기인하" (Originated). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Manx | so-chur sheese da, so-chur gys leih, so-chur ass lieh. (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Pig Latin | attributableay a aparição de um pico no espectro é atribuível radiação-x secundária (the appearance of a peak in the spectrum is attributable to secondary X-radiation), risco atribuível populacional percentual (population attributable risk percent), risco atribuível populacional (population attributable risk), risco atribuível percentual entre expostos (pertentual attributable risk among the exposed), risco atribuível percentual da população (percentual attributable risk in the population), risco atribuível percentual (percentual attributable risk), risco atribuível entre expostos (attributable risk among the exposed), risco atribuível de Levin (Levin's attributable risk), risco atribuível (attributable risk), radiotoxicidade:toxicidade devida radiação ionizante emitida por um radionúclido que tenha sido incorporado (radiotoxicity : the toxicity attributable to ionizing radiation emitted by an incorporated radioactive element), radiotoxicidade:toxicidade devida a radiação ionizante emitida por um elemento radioactivo que tenha sido incorporado (radiotoxicity: the toxicity attributable to ionizing radiation emitted by an incorporated radioactive element), número atribuível (attributable number), fracção atribuível da população (attributable fraction of the population), fracção atribuível (attributable fraction). (various references) соотнесенный. (various references) koji se može pripisati. (various references) atribuible (ascribable, referable). (various references) anses bero på (be attributable to). (various references) atfolunabilir (ascribable), yüklenebilir (ascribable, assignable, due to, imputable), verilebilir (assignable, deliverable), dayandırılabilir (traceless). (various references) có thể quy cho (ascribable, imputable, referable). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Derivations | |
Words ending with "attributable": unattributable. (additional references) | |
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"Attributable" is suggested in spellcheckers for the following: attribtable. (additional references) | |
| Source: compiled by the editor, based on several corpora (additional references). | |
| # of Phoneme Matches | Pronunciation | Word(s) rhyming with "attributable" (pronounced utri"byutubul) |
| 7 | -y u t u b u l | disreputable, reputable. |
| 6 | -u t u b u l | charitable, creditable, equitable, forfeitable, habitable, heritable, imitable, indomitable, inequitable, inevitable, inheritable, inhospitable, inimitable, irritable, marketable, palatable, profitable, uninhabitable, unpalatable, unprofitable, veritable. |
| 5 | -t u b u l | acceptable, accountable, adaptable, adjustable, adoptable, collectible, comfortable, compatible, constable, contemptible, contestable, convertible, copyrightable, countable, debatable, deductible, delectable, detectable, digestible, discountable, eatable, electable, excitable, exportable, forgettable, harvestable, hospitable, immutable, imperceptible, implantable, incompatible, incontrovertible, indestructible, indisputable, inexhaustible, inflatable, injectable, inscrutable, insupportable, insurmountable, interruptible, intractable, investable, irrefutable, irresistible, lamentable, nonconvertible, nondeductible, notable, patentable, perceptible, portable, potable, predictable, presentable, preventable, printable, prosecutable, quotable, redoubtable, regrettable, rentable, repeatable, reportable, resettable, respectable, retractable, suggestible, suitable, supportable, susceptible, tractable, transmittable, transportable, treatable, unacceptable, unaccountable, unbeatable, uncollectible, uncomfortable, undetectable, unelectable, unforgettable, unpredictable, unprintable, unsuitable, unsupportable, vegetable. |
| 4 | -u b u l | abominable, accessible, achievable, actionable, addressable, admirable, admissible, adorable, advisable, affable, affordable, agreeable, allowable, amenable, amendable, amiable, amicable, analyzable, answerable, appealable, applicable, appreciable, approachable, approvable, arable, arguable, attainable, audible, available, avoidable, bankable, bearable, believable, billable, biodegradable, breakable, buildable, burnable, callable, cannibal, capable, changeable, chargeable, classifiable, collapsible, Combinable, commendable, communicable, comparable, compensable, comprehensible, conceivable, confirmable, considerable, consumable, controllable, credible, crucible, culpable, curable, defensible, definable, degradable, deliverable, demonstrable, dependable, deplorable, deployable, depreciable, describable, desirable, despicable, detachable, determinable, developable, disagreeable, discernible, discoverable, dishonorable, dispensable, disposable, distinguishable, divisible, doable, drinkable, drivable, durable, edible, eligible, Embraceable, employable, enforceable, enjoyable, enviable, equable, erasable, erodible, estimable, exchangeable, excludable, excusable, execrable, exercisable, expandable, expendable, explainable, extendable, extendible, fallible, fashionable, fathomable, favorable, feasible, fissionable, fixable, flammable, flexible, forcible, foreseeable, forgivable, formidable, fungible, fusible, gullible, hon, honorable, horrible, identifiable, illegible, imaginable, immiscible, immovable, impassable, impeachable, impeccable, impenetrable, impermissible, implacable, implausible, imponderable, impossible, impracticable, impregnable, impressionable, improbable, inaccessible, inadmissible, inadvisable, inalienable, inapplicable, inaudible, incalculable, incapable, incomparable, incomprehensible, incompressible, inconceivable, incorrigible, incredible, incurable, indefatigable, indefensible, indefinable, indelible, indescribable, indispensable, indistinguishable, indivisible, inedible, ineffable, ineligible, inescapable, inexcusable, inexorable, inexplicable, infallible, infeasible, inflammable, inflexible, innumerable, inoperable, insatiable, inseparable, insoluble, insufferable, intangible, intelligible, interchangeable, interminable, intolerable, invaluable, invincible, inviolable, invisible, invulnerable, irascible, irreconcilable, irremediable, irreparable, irreplaceable, irrepressible, irresponsible, irreversible, irrevocable, issuable, justifiable, knowledgeable, laudable, laughable, leasable, legible, liable, likable, likeable, livable, lovable, malleable, manageable, mandible, maneuverable, measurable, memorable, microwavable, miscible, miserable, moldable, movable, navigable, negligible, negotiable, noncallable, nondurable, nonrefundable, nonrenewable, nontaxable, nontransferable, noticeable, objectionable, observable, obtainable, operable, ostensible, palpable, parable, passable, payable, peaceable, perishable, permeable, permissible, personable, persuadable, pitiable, plausible, pleasurable, pliable, possible, practicable, preferable, probable, programmable, provable, punishable, questionable, reachable, readable, realizable, reasonable, receivable, rechargeable, recognizable, recordable, recoverable, recyclable, redeemable, reducible, refundable, reliable, remarkable, removable, renewable, repairable, repayable, replaceable, reprehensible, resealable, responsible, returnable, reusable, reversible, revocable, ridable, salable, saleable, salvageable, seasonable, sensible, serviceable, sizable, sizeable, sociable, soluble, solvable, spendable, submersible, survivable, sustainable, syllable, talkable, tangible, taxable, teachable, tenable, terrible, tolerable, traceable, tradable, tradeable, trainable, transferable, transferrable, tunable, typeable, unaffordable, unalienable, unalterable, unanswerable, unassailable, unattainable, unavailable, unavoidable, unbearable, unbelievable, unbuildable, unconscionable, uncontrollable, undeniable, understandable, undesirable, unemployable, unenforceable, unenviable, unexplainable, unfashionable, unfathomable, unfavorable, unfeasible, unflappable, unforeseeable, unforgivable, ungovernable, unimaginable, unimpeachable, uninsurable, unintelligible, unjustifiable, unknowable, unlivable, unmanageable, unmentionable, unmistakable, unobtainable, unquestionable, unreachable, unreadable, unreasonable, unrecognizable, unreliable, unremarkable, unsalable, unshakable, unsinkable, unsolvable, unspeakable, unstoppable, unsustainable, untenable, unthinkable, untouchable, untraceable, unusable, unverifiable, unwinnable, unworkable, usable, variable, venerable, verifiable, viable, visible, voluble, vulnerable, washable, wearable, winnable, workable. |
| 3 | -b u l | able, amble, assemble, babble, Babel, bauble, bible, bramble, bubble, Bumble, cable, cobble, coble, corbel, crumble, cymbal, dabble, Dibble, disable, disassemble, dissemble, double, Drabble, dribble, enable, enfeeble, ennoble, ensemble, fable, feeble, foible, fumble, gable, gamble, Garble, global, gobble, Gribble, grumble, hardscrabble, herbal, hobble, humble, ignoble, immeasurable, immobile, intertribal, jumble, kibble, label, libel, marble, mislabel, mobile, mumble, nibble, nimble, noble, nonverbal, pebble, preamble, psychobabble, quibble, rabble, ramble, reassemble, rebel, redouble, relabel, resemble, Roble, rouble, roundtable, rubble, Ruble, rumble, sable, Scrabble, scramble, scribble, shamble, Sibyl, squabble, Stabile, stable, stubble, stumble, symbol, table, thimble, timetable, treble, tremble, tribal, trouble, tubal, tumble, turntable, umbel, unable, unscramble, unserviceable, unstable, valuable, verbal, wamble, wobble. |
Source: compiled by the editor (additional references); see credits. | ||
Scrabble® Enable2K-Verified Anagrams | |
| Words within the letters "a-a-b-b-e-i-l-r-t-t-t-u" | |
-2 letters: titratable. | |
-3 letters: attribute, tablature, tribulate. | |
-4 letters: aubretia, aubrieta, barbital, rebuttal, tabulate, titrable. | |
-5 letters: abettal, abuttal, abutter, arietta, attrite, barbate, barbule, batteau, battier, battler, biretta, bitable, blatter, brattle, brittle, labiate, librate, ratable, rattail, rebuilt, tabaret, tableau, tabular, tartlet, tattier, tattler, tertial, titrate, titular, triable, tribute, tuatera, tubbier, tutelar, uralite. | |
| Words containing the letters "a-a-b-b-e-i-l-r-t-t-t-u" | |
+2 letters: unattributable. | |
| Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits. SCRABBLE® is a registered trademark. All intellectual property rights in and to the game are owned in the U.S.A and Canada by Hasbro Inc., and throughout the rest of the world by J.W. Spear & Sons Limited of Maidenhead, Berkshire, England, a subsidiary of Mattel Inc. Mattel and Spear are not affiliated with Hasbro. | |
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